Legal buzz kill for the 'guru of ganja'

[FruityBud]

The self-proclaimed “guru of ganja” was convicted again Wednesday in San Francisco federal court of illegally growing hundreds of marijuana plants that he said were meant to treat sick people, the Associated Press reports.

Ed Rosenthal was convicted after U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer prohibited the marijuana activist's lawyers from telling the jury he was working for a pot club sanctioned by Oakland government officials. The decision underscored the conflict between federal law, which prohibits marijuana, and laws in 11 states that have legalized pot for medical purposes.

The jury deliberated for about two days before convicting Rosenthal of growing more than 100 marijuana plants, conspiring to cultivate the drug and maintaining a growing operation in a warehouse. He was acquitted of a fourth charge, and the jury couldn't decide on the fifth.

Upside for Rosenthal, 63: The judge, in a failed attempt to persuade federal prosecutors to drop the case, has said he would not sentence Rosenthal to any more prison time.

http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/05/legal_buzz_kill.html

 

[Hick]

..?? dude..that was back in 2003.

Source: Associated Press
Date: 31 January 2003

"IF" I remember correctly, he appealed, the conviction was reversed, and he has been convicted of some additional charges.
here's a 2006 update.... Ed Rosenthal Convicted Again in Pyrrhic Victory for Feds